In September of 2025, my work is generating the most income it ever has in my career. Yet, I'm being forced to shut down my successul operation, against my will, due to one cause alone: 95% of that revenue is being stolen by piracy and copyright infringement. I've lost more than $1 million to copyright infringement in the last 15 years, and it's finally brought an end to my professional storm chasing operation. Do not be misled by the lies of infringers, anti-copyright activists and organized piracy cartels. This page is a detailed, evidenced account of my battle I had to undertake to just barely stay in business, and eventually could not overcome. It's a problem faced by all of my colleagues and most other creators in the field.
A few things have changed with the planned move to Raleigh. I have decided to stay in Charleston for as much of the upcoming winter as possible, mainly because I'm not ready to give up being able to take advantage of the winter weather footage opportunities that are abundant here. We (my coworkers and I) are currently making biweekly business trips to Raleigh to take care of our expansion there, and at least for now there is no need for one of us to live there full time. If business suddenly goes through the roof in Raleigh, that could change. My house remains the other wild card in the whole situation. If it sells before next spring, I will need to decide whether to make the move to North Carolina or get a short-term apartment lease in Charleston to carry me through the winter. My favorite type of lifestyle is having no firm plans, so this works for me.
As for this winter season, nothing of real interest is on the horizon yet for West Virginia. The models are keeping things on the warm side of freezing for us through the 7-day forecast period. Not an unusual pattern for this time of year, however. December is the usual time for the snow to start ramping up. As always, the outlook could change, but I don't see frozen precip anytime soon for anywhere below 3500 feet.
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To my regular readers, I offer my apologies for this heavy-handed notice. Unfortunately it has become necessary, so please bear with me!
Please don't copy/upload this site's content to social media or other web sites. Those copies have been a critical problem for me, seriously harming this site and my photography/storm chasing operation by diverting traffic, viewers, engagement and income. "Credit" and "exposure" does not benefit this site or my operation, rather they threaten my ability to cover my operating expenses. Please read my full explanation for this notice here.
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